Breathtakingly beautiful location for swimming and seaview. The hotel, formerly a shipping dock and storage facility, is partly built on pillars into the sea (terrace) and is located in a scenic small pedestrian steet opening to the sandy beach and the main square, with lots of small shops and a variety of nice restaurants and bars looking out at the sea. I had booked a very nice superior room with balcony but with only a lateral seaview out to the beach and paid an upgrade of 20.- per night upon arrival for a spacious and beautiful deluxe front sea view room with balcony. From the large sun terrace you have direct access to the sea via a staircase into the water. Big adavantage: you can change immediately into dry clothes/swimwear at the shower on the terrace. Very good breakfast, but only untel 10am, since I love swimming before breakfast, I would have preferred 11 am. Very professional and friendly staff, very good service at the restaurant and the bar. Open air live music on Fridays. Long morning or sunset walks along the shoreline or on the wooden path above the beach (natural reserve). No cars close to the beach! El Medano is rather small, no big hotel towers, only one 4 story bigger hotel across the bay, mainly appartments. End of March was perfect, not crowded, no need for reservations at the restaurants, sea temperature 20', mostly sunny (and windy)

The shower at the terrace would need a refurbishing, and everybody swimming in the ocean would probably very much appreciate hot water (only cold water). The deluxe front rooms with balcony facing the sea are very nice, but a bit overpriced for a hotel without spa and gym...but for me the view to the open sea was worthwhile. I

Excellent,unique location .reception and housekeeping were very good Access to the sea from terrace is a real bonus The whole place has a quaintness and I can see why many people would return year after year’ and so will I Would not be out of place in an Agatha Christie novel

Breakfast ok but staff under a lot of pressure at peak time .same for bar/terrace areas with staff at busy times too busy in bar to take orders at tables outside so most people were placing orders at the bar. Very annoying to have to rent a safe in the room which is not even automated and you have to lie on the floor to see what’s in it. Furniture throughout needs updating although all these quibbles does add a sort of old fashioned art deco charm to the place.

The location is amazing with terrific views. Just outside the door, there are plenty of restaurants and shops, and you can step straight from the terrace to the ocean. My room didn’t have a balcony, but there was a huge terrace just a few meters from my room with a shower. The breakfast had a wide selection and was good. You can sit outside, enjoy your breakfast, and take in the views. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

The bathroom doesn’t have much space for toiletries, just the sink, which isn’t ideal for three people, but we managed. The room is a bit cramped for three, and the elevators are pretty small, but you can always take the stairs.

The hotel is in the best location, we could see fish from our balcony and watch people surfing and swimming. All of Médano's highlights are just outside the door. The bed was really comfy and the bathroom was beautiful too. We appreciated the smart TV so we could watch our favourite shows when relaxing. The hotel was really clean and well looked after.

The breakfast had a wide spread but we would have preferred more vegan options including oat milk, vegan yogurt and more fresh fruits. The pastries were bad. They provided soya milk but it splits in coffee so we couldn't have coffee at breakfast. Nearly always the egg fritata or pastry thing also had meat. The seeded baguette was really nice.

I don’t eat breakfast but my friends did and both said it was extremely good with plenty of choice. The hotel is extremely nice, our room was very good with a lovely bathroom. Tea and coffee facilities, a small fridge and complimentary bottles of water. There are good sunbathing areas. The Terrace bar serves drinks until about 10 pm and food at lunchtime.

Arriving by car is not ideal. One cannot get near the hotel. However there is a facility to park for 20 minutes in order to unload luggage and get it to the hotel. This involves taking the luggage across the main square so it’s not ideal. Fine with a small amount of luggage. Then, trying to actually find a parking place in the town is the next hurdle to overcome. Altogether not ideal with one’s own transport.

Very nice room and also friendly staff. The check-in and check-out were pleasant and uncomplicated. Since this hotel is directly in the centre and the big plaza the beach, several restaurants, supermarkets and so on can be reached within walkin distance (less than 5 minutes). When I stayed in the hotel there was a big festival on the plaza and my room was facing directly to it. After a few days I asked if another room was available facing another direction due to the noise in the evening/night, and I was offered another room on very short notice. Thank you very much for this option and the customer friendliness.

Stay in the hotel during a festival on the main plaza and my room was facing towards it. However, I received a new room after asking. Further details, above.

Location - value for money

Have visited this hotel several times over the last few years. It’s a favourite of ours. It’s not a 5 star hotel but I feel it’s well above a 3 star in most aspects. Breakfast is good if you like it healthy. If you’re a “full English breakfast” type ( nothing wrong with this also) then you may want to remember you’re not in England so higher expectations for the price are unreasonable. Basics are there. All staff are mostly friendly from house keepers receptionists and bar staff.

The location was perfect! The room exceeded my expectations; it was spacious and very bright. In addition to the sea view, I also had a view of the nearby square, and it was nice to watch people going about their day. The large rooftop terrace was amazing, and it was always easy to find a good spot on the sun loungers because there were several terraces to choose from. Great breakfast buffet!

Overall, everything was very clean, but a few long black hairs on the floor slightly disrupted the impression of cleanliness. The square is indeed right next door, so you can expect to hear quite a lot of the sounds of life, but the area quiets down at a reasonable time.

What a beautiful and restful stay at this amazing hotel. It's the perfect location, I would say even a romantic location. Watching the mood at night by the water at my stay here was beyond amazing. I loved every minute here, everything was amazing and I loved how there is service for refreshing drinks and something much on on the deck. I hope to come back again soon. I have beautiful memories from here and so peaceful. I highly recommend.

I loved everything here, everuything.

The location is perfect! We had a balcony facing the water and a nice beach. The breakfast had everything we wanted and more. Much nicer than we expected. We left this hotel for a larger resort type which lacked the coziness and culture of this hotel and area. I wish we would have stayed here but it was too expensive.

They were doing construction on the floor we stayed on, which was noisy and dirty. The workers did their best to stay out of the guests' way with buckets of building trash but it is hard with a small hotel.